October 17, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that it has formed a new Health, Safety and Environmental group within the Operations department to consolidate occupational health, workplace and public safety, and environmental functions under a...

October 6, 2017 - Rail Passengers Association (NARP) - By Jim Mathews, Opinion Contributor, TheHill.com - This summer the White House and a handful of Congress members tried to kill Amtrak’s national network. Both the House and the Senate soundly rejected this outrageous proposal,...

October 6, 2017 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - The six unions that make up the Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG) have reached a tentative agreement with the nation's freight-rail carriers, the unions announced yesterday. The CBG represents the American Train Dispatchers Association; the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers...

October 5, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Another key player, WSP USA,  joins Texas Central railroad as the company moves ahead on its pre-construction phase of the bullet train project to connect Houston to North Texas. WSP will provide engineering support as...

October 4, 2017 - Houston Chronicle - Long. Long. Short. Long. The clattering of the wheels rotating quickly across the rail joints were only silenced by the blaring audible by the engineer pulling the horn as they approached the intersection at US...

October 3, 2017 - Fox7 Austin - If you've actually taken Cap Metro's MetroRail service during the morning and afternoon rush hour, you'll know it's crowded.  Clearly a very popular service. "Really we've come to a point where we are simply at...

October 3, 2017 - PublicRadioTulsa.org  - How would you like to get to Oklahoma City in 25 minutes? Some passenger rail supporters think it’s possible with high-speed rail. At state Sen. Kevin Matthews' interim study on passenger rail Tuesday, McGrath Construction President Jon...

October 4, 2017 - Fort Worth Star Telegram - Guest Column by Paul McManus - Each morning, staring into a sea of red brake lights, I think to myself: I would rather be riding public transportation. If only that were an option...

October 1, 2017 - DallasInnovates.com - From transportation management to urban planning, University of Texas at Arlington students are getting real industry experience in a new academic program focused on developing future leaders within the transit sector. The Transportation Leadership Academy, a joint...

September 29, 2017 - HoustonPublicMedia.org - Earlier this year, two people were hit and killed by trains just a few days apart. But the close calls are harder to measure. The transit agency has released several videos showing people walking or riding directly into...